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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1934
Page
8
Letter to The Enterprise dated November 26, 1933 argues reverence for law as political religion. It warns upheavals since the great war, questions League of Nations and World Court, and cites Bible prophecies of Armageddon as impending.
An advertising pitch for the Goodrich Silvertown tire touts Golden Ply as resisting internal heat and extending life. It claims three times longer durability in high speed tests and no extra cost versus standard tires, promising extra miles and safety for drivers.
A column argues that world trouble is impending and urges a spiritual awakening. It cites prophetic timing, quotes Lincoln on humility and prayer, and stresses religion centered in the home as America’s remedy. The piece also references High Point civic concerns and includes a Blackstone quote on justice.
In a Sunday School lesson based on 2 Chronicles 15:1-12, Azariah the prophet rebukes King Asa for idolatry and calls for a renewed covenant of justice. The text contrasts biblical rulership with modern evils, urging prophets and leaders to inspire public conscience and reform to protect people from poverty and insecurity.
Police search for three youths believed to have held up a Greensboro turi cab driver near Pomona Friday night and taken his car. The driver said the trio ordered a stop near Pomona, produced guns wrapped in papers, and warned they would return in about twenty minutes. One pistol was wrapped in a circular from The Fashion Shop High Point.
Funeral services for Buges Sapp Armfield, a Jamestown merchant, were held Saturday at 5 p.m. from the Jamestown Methodist Church. The service was conducted by Rev. C. Kennerly and Rev. T. A. Williams. Armfield died Friday afternoon at age 66, leaving a wide circle of friends and a respected community legacy. Interment followed at Deep River church cemetery. Pallbearers included W. G. Wil R, H. Hayworth, R. F. B. Bundy, H. Smith, O. M. Bundy, H. Merritt, T. A. Williams, and N. Willard.
A nature note explains the mother kangaroo stands about four feet high and weighs around 200 pounds. The newborn joey is just over an inch long and weighs less than a mouse, illustrating one of nature’s curiosities.
A Raleigh prison electric chair killed 17 year old John Lew Edwards on Friday July 6 drawing protests. The author notes the paradox of a minor voting age versus capital punishment for murder and calls for commutation to life imprisonment.
An editor discusses the city plumbers examination law and its purpose to protect High Point plumbers from out of town competition. A reader requests clearer public explanation and proper notices for examinations, while a later section advises on personal daintiness and grooming including sachet use to maintain freshness.
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